Sundankottai

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Sundankottai
Village
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Sundankottai
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 8°22′54″N77°58′30″E / 8.381590°N 77.975025°E / 8.381590; 77.975025
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukudi
Government
  Type Gram panchayat
  BodyPallakurichi Panchayat
  PresidentR.Sidhragadhan
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
628703
Telephone code04639
Vehicle registration TN 92
Lok Sabha constituency Thoothukudi
Vidhan Sabha constituency Srivaikuntam

Sundankottai is a Village in Thoothukudi District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [1] It is a small village situated near Sathankulam.

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Administration

Sundankottai comes under Pallakurichi Panchayat, Srivaikuntam Legislative Assembly and Thoothukudi Lok Sabha constituency [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Notable People from Sundankottai

Religious Landmark

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